ὈΝΤΩΝΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΣ, ὀντωνοὐσιας
ONTŌNOUSIAS, ontōnousias
Sounds Like: ON-tōn-oo-SEE-as
Translations: of the essence of beings, of the substance of existing things, of the nature of reality
From the root: ΩΝ, ΟΥΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive plural of the present participle of 'to be' (ὈΝΤΩΝ, 'of beings' or 'of existing things') and the genitive singular of 'essence' or 'substance' (ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΣ, 'of essence' or 'of substance'). It refers to the fundamental nature or reality of things that exist. It describes the inherent quality or being of all that is.
Inflection: Compound word, formed from Genitive Plural (ὈΝΤΩΝ) and Genitive Singular (ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΣ)
Strong’s numbers: G5607 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3772 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:27
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΩΝ, ΟΥΣΙΑ, appear in our texts.
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